Chicago-style Tavern Pizza (thin crust)
Adam Witt · adamwitt.co · Original
Chicago Tavernas labeled by the source
DietNot vegetarian: fish sauce, italian sausage.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
Chicago Tavern style, 51% hydration: drier than 87% of the 1,480 doughs that parse, baked at 550°F, hotter than 92% of recipes that state an oven.
Chicago Tavern (Chicago): cracker-thin, cut into squares (not wedges), rolled with rolling pin, what Chicagoans actually eat
Tradition: 45 to 55% hydration (this recipe: 51%) · 475 to 525°F bake (this recipe: 550°F)
Baker's percentages
Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.
Flour
725g
Water
370g
Hydration
51.0%
Salt
1.4%
Yeast
0.55%
Oil
18.3%
Sauce
1128g
Cheese
227g
Dough weight
1252g
Process
Bake temp
550°F / 288°C
Bake time
10 to 12 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Cold ferment
12h
Ingredients (14)
- flourBread Flour725g
- oilOlive Oil60g
- waterWater370g
- yeast4g Instant Yeast4g
- sugarSugar10g
- saltSalt10g
- sauce tomatocan San Marzano Tomatoes794g
- sauce tomato¾ cup Tomato Paste3/4 cup · 184g
- saltKosher Saltn/a
- sauce tomatoFish Sauce2 tsp · 8.4g
- sauce tomatoof Sauce5 oz · 142g
- cheese mozzarellaFull-fat Mozzarella cheese6 oz · 170g
- cheese otherParmesan Cheese2 oz · 56.7g
- oil⅓ cup Giardinera1/3 cup · 72.6g
Toppings (10)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheeseYellow Cornmeal25g
- over cheeseUnsalted Butter
- over cheesearlic Cloves
- over cheeseDried Thyme2 tsp · 8.4g
- over cheeseDried Oregano2 tsp · 1g
- over cheeseDried Basil2 tsp · 1g
- over cheeseDried Marjoram2 tsp · 8.4g
- over cheese½ tsp Chili Flakes1/2 tsp · 2.1g
- over cheeseRed Wine Vinegar
- over cheese½ pound Italian Sausage1/2 lb · 227g
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